Underhanded PR staff

[Sinkler]

Deophite and I have all ready been discussing this for the FAQ Team.

[Xelnaga]

I haven't seen any confirmation from anyone other than Houdiniman when I emailed him a while ago. Unfortunately Houdini has moved on, and once again we're at ground zero.

But as I stated, warp rights isn't my only concern. Increase the rewards of PR staff and give them a reason to be active, instead of hiring again at the end of the week.

[Frankie]

if your only motivation for being a PR staff is the rewards, then maybe you're not the right person for the job. it's really not that big of a deal that the job isn't "rewarding." if you don't like it, quit. that's how I see it anyway.

as far as more rights go, I never really supported FAQs getting warp and boot rights, but it's whatever. it doesn't really matter.

[salesman]

Yea, you've reached that point where most FAQs just go inactive and/or quit..and another poor soul takes your place.

Your job is to answer questions. You don't need any more power than what you already have because all it leads to is abuse/corruption. Sure, there's a few instances when having warp or other rights would help, but in those cases you should just forward the problem to a GP or another staff member.

[CharlieM]

FAQ don't really need boots but they need warp rights, I get asked things that require warp rights and the only really active FAQ's are Sigma Wasser and I, Gaberial also but he is the admin,

[papajchris]

I still believe GP's and FAQ's should just come together. As a GP, I answered more FAQ related questions than GP related questions most of the time. And i think it's the same for all the GP's on Era.

BUt anyways to answer the Opening Post, those rights and such WOULD make it easier for FAQ's. And im sure you'd do a fine job sigma with power, but other FAQ's may not. UN has a huge Gmap, and i think thats part of the reason why they may have warp rights. I do feel though that staff members should do their jobs not expecting awards, though i do feel something here and there is fine. I always thought of FAQ as a stepping stone to becoming more on Era. You get your name known as your on the top of the player list, and people look to you for advice and such. That alone should give you better odds at other jobs on Era.

[CaptainSkittles]

Originally Posted by Xelnaga

Increase the rewards of PR staff and give them a reason to be active, instead of hiring again at the end of the week.

I don't quite know what you expected when applying for FAQ.

What do you think the dev team gets, a paycheck? When you applied, you knew full well you weren't promised any kind of reward whatsoever.

I can see how the FAQ team is easily the most boring job (although digging through logs isn't much better), but that doesn't mean you should get something for doing it.

In my opinion, I don't find FAQs very relevant. An information guide should be available (and just might be, thanks to nataxo's new Era wiki) and posted on the informations tab. That way, you don't need FAQs answering the same questions over and over again, and your "player-relation GPs" can deal with any extra questions.

[BlueMelon]

Originally Posted by Xelnaga

7 hours of scratching your nuts

Where you on FAQ tag when you wrote this?

lol

[Pelikano]

Obviously this guy is a FAQ and wants more power to fly around buildings like the GPs.

FAQs should be deleted again, the Homepage of Sizzle (Sizzle's Era) got EVERYTHING you need on it, there's no need for FAQs.

[Nataxo]

Sizzle's Era is a good site, especially on quests walkthrough since it contains 100% images of every step.

but most of the info is outdated...

[CharlieM]

Sizzles is way outdated now, most players don't know it exsits, I link players to it for completing quests, the rest I walk players through. I will work on a guide but players still need help, I agree though FAQ and GP's need to be combined I get asked to watch trades more then questions about era it seems.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by CharlieM

We need to be able to do more as FAQ's I've been on tag over 48 hours since being hired last month and the most questions I've been asked is on the day of battle of the bands on how to vote... Same as wasser I've recieved fairly vulger pm's from staff at the time(Angel)

If you've been on tag slightly over 48 hours, and you've gotten PMs from Angel when she was staff, that's not a good thing.

Originally Posted by Xelnaga

I haven't seen any confirmation from anyone other than Houdiniman when I emailed him a while ago. Unfortunately Houdini has moved on, and once again we're at ground zero.

But as I stated, warp rights isn't my only concern. Increase the rewards of PR staff and give them a reason to be active, instead of hiring again at the end of the week.

Well, why do you think Dev staff are active? Like someone said, we don't get paid or even get in-game rewards (at least, my departments don't).

GK had a kind of "staff coin" system, I might ask Tig how it worked. Could be used for both PR staff and Dev staff as long as it's not full of "good" items.

Originally Posted by CharlieM

Sizzles is way outdated now, most players don't know it exsits, I link players to it for completing quests, the rest I walk players through. I will work on a guide but players still need help, I agree though FAQ and GP's need to be combined I get asked to watch trades more then questions about era it seems.

I agree, GP and FAQ should be combined into PR.

[CharlieM]

I was trying to figure based on how many ec's I had gotten today it gave me 4200 minutes but it gave me 3360 minutes 2 or 3 time. But that's not really on topic

[Xelnaga]

Originally Posted by CaptainSkittles

In my opinion, I don't find FAQs very relevant. An information guide should be available (and just might be, thanks to nataxo's new Era wiki) and posted on the informations tab. That way, you don't need FAQs answering the same questions over and over again, and your "player-relation GPs" can deal with any extra questions.

Anyone else recall what happened when the FAQ guild was deleted after TSA's time? GPs (PR STAFF) were overwhelmed with extra duties. So far to the point that they took legalizing scamming into consideration, simply to take a load off their chest, and opened up a poll. Remember what happened next?
Sure a wiki sounds like a good idea, Zodiac had one for some time but the newbies were upset because they had personalized questions the guide could not satisfy.

Originally Posted by cbk1994

If you've been on tag slightly over 48 hours, and you've gotten PMs from Angel when she was staff, that's not a good thing.


Well, why do you think Dev staff are active? Like someone said, we don't get paid or even get in-game rewards (at least, my departments don't).

Its not the same thing and you know it. You guys are making the server, and get access to alot of content including having fun with your powers from time to time (Don't even pretend you don't, I can list plenty of examples).
I too wanted to develop and when GAT was hiring, I would beg administration for an application. Squirt told me to talk to angel, and angel has a carrot shoved too far in her rear-end to answer pms.

Originally Posted by Pelikano

Obviously this guy is a FAQ and wants more power to fly around buildings like the GPs.

FAQs should be deleted again, the Homepage of Sizzle (Sizzle's Era) got EVERYTHING you need on it, there's no need for FAQs.

I can now obviously see why people refer to you as ignorant and annoying.

[CaptainSkittles]

Originally Posted by Xelnaga

Anyone else recall what happened when the FAQ guild was deleted after TSA's time? GPs (PR STAFF) were overwhelmed with extra duties. So far to the point that they took legalizing scamming into consideration, simply to take a load off their chest, and opened up a poll. Remember what happened next?
Sure a wiki sounds like a good idea, Zodiac had one for some time but the newbies were upset because they had personalized questions the guide could not satisfy.

I think that's over-stating things. I wasn't there for when TSA deleted it, but I was a GP for 4-5 months when there was no FAQ team. There was never a time where I was flooded with questions. Here's a mind-boggling news flash: Graal doesn't have a growing playerbase. There's fewer and fewer new accounts being made each month. Most, if not all, of the small population on Era know what they're doing. They've been doing it for a long time.

Sure, I'd get the random "Where's this", and I'd show him/tell him. It wasn't hard. There never was a time when those kind of things got in the way of my actual duties. Hell, the only thing that ever was a real flood was "UPLOAD MY HEAD PLZ".

And if I recall, Houdini was behind bringing the FAQ team back, saying it was "bad form" not having one, even though alternative methods were being actively discussed and worked upon (tutorial level, information web page, etc). When I was a GP, and there were only 2-3 other active GPs...there was PLENTY of dead time. No PMs. Nothing. Unless of course we're talking about "WHEN DID U LAST UPLOAD HEY CAN U UPLOAD THX". Hell, just look at all the cadets we have now idling around. They've got nothing better to do but answer questions. Do you really think we need 2-3 RC GPs PLUS 5-6 Cadets to handle the GP problems on a server with 70-80 people online at a given time? Hell no. You shouldn't have any more than 3-4, if they're doing their job.

FAQ shouldn't be around, but it is. I doubt that'll change anytime soon. But, Xelnaga, the fact of the matter is you can't go handing out rewards to FAQs just because their job is boring. Staff work on Graal is entirely volunteer, always has been. Don't like it? Quit. Find a staff position that fits your desires more.
Or just play the game.